Women of the Catlins : life in the deep south / edited by Diana Noonan ; photography by Cris Antona.

Women: Christine Mitchell, Rachael Landreth, Rona Williamson, Janine Thompson, Jill Olsen, Janet Lean, Judy Walker, Wendy Dewe, Cicell Jenks, Gina Gardner, Ethel Ross, Alison Paterson, Unn West, Emma Mitchell, Holly McPhee, Nikeisha Clarke, Mary Sutherland, Bronwyn Shute, Mabel Roy, Heni Landreth, Kerry Stronach, Anabel McPhee, Liz Cairns, Sarah Lean, Alison Cook, Carol Geissler.

Includes bibliographical references.

A haunting, off-the-beaten-track destination, the little-known Catlins region of New Zealand is as mysterious today as it ever was. In this first in-depth look at the lives of its inhabitants, award-winning writer Diana Noonan and photographer Cris Antona collaborate to capture the thoughts and feelings of 26 women from this remote outpost. As the subjects speak for themselves on topics as diverse as family, work, isolation and their relationship with the environment, there is, at last, an opportunity for readers to enter into the heart of this rugged, unknown landscape where few venture and only the strongest make it home.